Differently Abled

Today I had a meeting with the top people of a trust who are in the activity of helping differently abled people make a living. We exchanged information on the capabilities of such people and the expectations our clients generally have for the candidates.

In fact, it came as a surprise that the govt., is supporting the cause of employing differently abled people by supporting 100% of their PF and ESI contributions for 3 years.

I am sure there could be various opportunities made available for the differently abled people to make a decent living. Some of the examples we discussed where they could fit in were in the positions of telephone operators, reservation assistants, purchase or stores assistants, Team members in operational departments in QSR chains, etc.

I was also told that they would remain more loyal than the other candidates in their jobs. This could also pave way for the corporates to offer their bit towards social upliftment.

A new decade begins

Once every 10years, we have the opportunity to say Happy New Decade...However, we always tend to only look at the past decade and prefer looking forward for the New Year.

The goals of the organisations are pretty clearly set - both long term and short term. It is more like a living being - only being more long term than the people who move in and out of it in course of time.

I was recently having a conversation with a friend on what makes certain organisations tick for a person, while others do not? It is very evident that as long as the values of the person match with those of the organisation he works for, they tend to get along well. This happens very rarely. So, the individual has to compromise to "fit-in" into the culture of the organisation. This is what some organisations call as flexible attitude.

We, at JVS, try to match the aspirations of the individuals with those of our clients by creating a common platform.

In this new decade, we aspire to match the aspirations of our candidates in finding their perfect career opportunity.

Responsibilities

We, at JVS have the primary responsibility of finding the right candidate for our clients. It is also our responsibility to represent our client as accurately as possible to the prospective candidate. Once the meeting is facilitated between the candidate and the client, our responsibility is temporarily passed on to our client for them to give us their feedback on the interviewed candidate.

After we receive the feedback from our client on the candidate, it becomes our responsibility to pass on the same to the candidate....so on and so forth till such time the position is closed by any one candidate.

The cooperation of all the parties involved in executing their responsibilities in an organised and timely manner is very essential in making the whole process / business of HR Sourcing consultancy a success.

At JVS, we strive to bring in this professional approach at every step / contact point with our client as well as with our candidates

Opportunities Back home

While there are number of options available to those returning home, unfortunately, opportunity at the HOD level is seldom found. As such these positions are filled up from within the company.

Those who have served overseas looking at the opportunities here are put off with the compensations offered compared to what they were earning abroad. Well, it is only a matter of conversion to the rupee value that makes it more attractive to work overseas.

There is also a good difference in the work standards and culture between here and abroad. While responsibility levels are much higher there, there is a much higher humane touch here in Indian companies. It still is pitiable situation that the Indian hospitality industry is way behind other industries that attract talent from within the hospitality industry, as far as the compensation package is concerned.

One of the best options for someone returning home after working for a few years could be to set up his own business. However, if he does not want to risk the investment, he could scout for a good partner to work with. We get inquiries form stand alone restaurants who are looking for good staff to work for. They not only offer good positions but also challenging and interesting roles.

The Perfect Match

There was a time when I was in between jobs and I decided to meet with one of my favourite lecturers from college, who was then working in a leading hotel property as a training manager. I expressed my eagerness to work for a professional company. Size nor pay were of much importance but just professionalism is all that matters. He asked me if I am looking for a perfect match to get married!

Many times I am reminded of this incident till date when interacting with clients and candidates. On the one hand, there are candidates looking for the right job and on the other there are clients looking for the right candidate. The situation gets difficult when both don't look at each other eye to eye. In their own right, they refuse to look at the opportunity in each of them.

We try to create a career option for all the candidates who are seeking our services, not just job opportunities.

Status of Catering education

Recently I had been to a couple of catering colleges near Chennai. In fact, I was delighted to visit these colleges, as I always used to feel whenever, I visited the students. However, I was disappointed at the sorry state of affairs. It was more the indifference and attitude that the staff had towards grooming the students.

While it is true, that colleges are no longer in a situation to refuse admission to anyone seeking the same, could they not take enough steps to groom those students to the expected industry standards?

And what does industry expect? Decent English and good attitude. That's all. There is a wide gap between students' aspirations, industry expectation and faculty responsibility.

As consultants, we are trying to bridge the student - industry gap. Hope we succeed to some extent.

Marching ahead

Having on board Deepa and Sriram now on a regular basis, we are poised for a steady and definite growth.

Hotel industry is surely poised for a tremendous growth within India. We are not looking for opportunities to tie-up with overseas clients. However, we would love to assist those relocating back to India with a suiting opportunity to keep them going within the industry.

Happy Sunday!!!

Cheers!

Sri